Meaning of MUCILAGINOUS
| Pronunciation: | | `myoosu'lajunus
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| | Definition: | | [adj] having the properties of glue |
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| | Synonyms: | | adhesive, gluey, glutinous, gummy, pasty, sticky, viscid, viscous |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mu`ci*lag"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See
{Mucilage}.]
1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage;
moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous
liquid.
2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the
mucilaginous glands.
3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;
as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --
{Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | adhesive, amylaceous, clabbered, clammy, clotted, coagulated, curdled, doughy, gaumy, gelatinous, glairy, gluelike, gluey, glutenous, glutinose, glutinous, gooey, grumous, gumbo, gumbolike, gumlike, gummous, gummy, heavy, inspissated, jelled, jellied, jellylike, pasty, ropy, slabby, slimy, slithery, starchy, sticky, stodgy, stringy, syrupy, tacky, tenacious, thick, thickened, tough, tremelloid, tremellose, viscid, viscose, viscous |
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